The following City Council agenda includes the staff reports associated with the business matters to be brought before for the City Council at its Regular Meeting of this date. Changes to the staff reports may be necessary prior to the actual City Council meeting. The City Council may elect to delete or continue business matters at the beginning of the City Council Meeting. Additionally, some attachments may not be included on the website but are available for review with the official agenda packet at the Reception area at City Hall.

Time Estimates: The time noted next to an agenda item is only an estimate of the amount of time that will be spent during the meeting on that particular item. Accordingly, these estimates should not be relied on in determining when a matter will be heard, especially since agenda items are often re-ordered during a meeting and may be discussed at any time.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: (This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items NOT on the agenda.)

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NEW BUSINESS:

(5 mins) APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:

EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR PROJECT:

A. Abalone Cove Sewer Pump Station Repairs (Dragoo)Recommendation: Review and reconfirm by a four/fifths (4/5) vote, the City Council’s previous action taken on February 21, 2012, authorizing staff to continue with the actions taken to perform emergency repairs to the Abalone Cove Sewer Pump Station located within the Abalone Cove Shoreline Park.

OTHER CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:

B. Motion to Waive Full ReadingRecommendation: Adopt a motion to waive reading in full of all ordinances presented at this meeting with consent of the waiver of reading deemed to be given by all Council Members after the reading of the title.

(15 mins) 1. Code Amendment (Case No. ZON2012-00036) to Amend Chapters 17.02, 17.04, and 17.96 to Regulate the Number of Residential Garage Sales (Peterson)Recommendation: Notwithstanding the Planning Commission’s recommendation to not adopt an Ordinance that regulates the number of residential garage sales in the City, Staff is recommending that the City Council: 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, THEREBY ADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 4 TO THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 510; and, 2) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (DEVELOPMENT CODE) OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE TO RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF GARAGE SALES ON A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (ZON2012-00036).

(30 mins) 2. Code Amendment to Allow Ancillary Residential Use within the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) Zoning Districts through Discretionary Review of a Conditional Use Permit (Supports 2012 City Council Goal to Support Local Businesses) (Mikhail)Recommendation: Notwithstanding the Planning Commission’s recommendation to not adopt an Ordinance that allows ancillary residential units in commercially zoned properties, Staff is recommending that the City Council: 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, THEREBY ADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 5 TO THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 510, FOR A CODE AMENDMENT TO AMEND SECTION 17.16.030 AND ADD SECTION 17.16.040 OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE; and, 2) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING SECTION 17.16.030 AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 17.16.040 OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW ANCILLARY RESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICTS ONLY THROUGH THE DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SAID ANCILLARY RESIDENTIAL USES (CASE NO. ZON2011-00089).

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: (This section of the agenda is designated for individual Council Members to request that an item be placed on a future City Council meeting agenda. A majority of the Members of the City Council must vote to place the item on a future agenda, and if that action is taken, the City Council also may specify the meeting agenda upon which the item shall be placed.)

(10 mins) CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS: (This section of the agenda is designated for oral
reports from Council Members to report action taken at outside committee and
association meetings.)

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 6:00 P.M. for an Adjourned Regular Meeting to interview new applicants for the vacancy on the Finance Advisory Committee to be held at Fred Hesse Community Park, Fireside Room.

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5

(All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections)

Conference with Legal Counsel

Potential Litigation against the City:
G.C. 54956.9(b)(3)(B)

Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated litigation, regarding potential litigation against the City arising from the following facts and circumstances:

Based on a threat of litigation made by Chuck Michel in a Press Release received by the City on March 29, 2011, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk’s office.

American with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you require a disability-related modification or accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 310 544-5208 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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